Badlands, The Depot close their doors after customer tests positive for COVID-19

Charmaine Nero reports

THAT ONE OF THEIR CUSTOMERSTESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID.FOX 40 CHARMAINE NERO HASMORE.

STAFF AT BADLANDS IN THEDEPOT ARE NORMALLY PREPARINGTO OPEN UP THE BIRD A GUEST.BUT TODAY A SIGN SITS INTHE FRONT WINDOW SAYING WE'RECLOSED.YOU KNOW WE WERE NOTIFIEDLATE LAST NIGHT MYSELF AND THETHAT SOMEBODY WHO WITHIN OURBAR ON FRIDAY THE DAY WEOPENED.

WENT AND STARTEDFEELING SYMPTOMS ON MONDAYGENERAL MANAGER JONATHANCAMERON'S FIRST TALKED TO FOX40 LAST WEEK.UNDER STATE GUIDELINES, THECLUB WAS ABLE TO REOPEN AS ABURLY WITHOUT DANCING.

CAMERONSAYS THE STAFF WAS LATERNOTIFIED THAT A BAR PATRONTESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19JUST 3 DAYS AFTER THEIR GRANDREOPENING.THE OWNER ACTUALLY WAS ABLETO GET A HOLD OF THE PERSONSAID FOUND OUT THAT THE PERSONHAD A MASK ON.

THEY IFLYWITHIN THEIR POD.CAMERON SAYS THE BARPRACTICE ALL OF THEIRNECESSARY SAFETY PRECAUTIONSGIVING OUT TEMPERATURE CHECKSHANDING OUT DISPOSABLE MASK.BUT INEVITABLY THE BUSINESSDECIDED IT WOULD BE IN THEIRBEST INTEREST TO CLOSE THEIRDOORS FOR 2 WEEKS WHEN THEYSAID THAT THEY POSITIVE FORCOVID.WE WENT AHEAD AND STARTTAKING PRECAUTION PEOPLENEARBY SAY THEY'RE HAPPY THEBARS TAKING THE STEPS TO KEEPPEOPLE SAFE.BUT SAY IF YOU'RE FEELINGSICK JUST STAY HOME.

I MEAN ITHINK YOU DEFINITELY KNOW IFYOU'RE FEELING UNDER THEWEATHER OR SHOWING ANY KIND OFSYMPTOMS OR YOU MIGHT HAVEBEEN IN THIS SITUATION WE COMEIN CONTACT WITH SOMEBODY THATHAS A DON'T GO TO THE SOCIALPLACES I THINK THINGS SHOULDCLOSE PERMANENTLY.BECAUSE OF HOW PEOPLE CANFOLLOW THE RULES WHILE CAMERONSAYS HE DOESN'T BELIEVE ANYOTHER GUESTS OR STAFF WEREINFECTED.HE'S HOPING PEOPLEVENTURING OUT INTO RESTAURANTSAND BARS GET TESTED FORSAFETY.

IT'S A LITTLEDISCOMFORT, BUT IT'S ALSO ALITTLE BIT OF MAKING SURE THATYOU ARE PROTECTING NOT JUSTYOURSELF BUT THOSE TO YOU YOU